A Bolt from Japan, Beer Mile WR, relays, US records and crowds
SPIKES rounds up a big weekend of new records, huge crowds and relay excitement featuring Alysia Montano, Yoshihide Kiryu, Josh Harris and Yarisley Silva.
Weekend in numbers: indoor records special
Alysia Montaño takes the world’s fastest interview
The flower-haired US 800m champion has a penchant for the stage, wants to have dinner with two Presidents and has a few questions for Michael Jackson…
Why I love… football
Olympic 800m finalist Alysia Montano tells SPIKES about her love of the beautiful game and how it helps her on the track
I played soccer from the age of five through high school and I had some offers to play soccer at college. It was a tough choice but I decided to concentrate on track. It made sense academically and from a sporting view. Having said that, I loved team sports.
I played in midfield both centrally and on the left and occasionally as a striker. I wasn’t predominantly right-footed but I had a good left foot and that’s why I played out on the left.
The girl with the flower in her hair
Alysia Montaño
The four time US 800m champion and Olympic finalist makes her own flowers and can’t run without them. Read on to find out why.
